Covid-19 has forced the final ALA Midwinter Meeting to go online only, but a typically strong program awaits. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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In a surprise announcement, the ALA has announced that executive director Tracie D. Hall will resign from her position effective October 6, bringing a sudden end to what has been a challenging four years for the organization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Business secretary privately met media mogul in apparent breach of ministerial code of conductKemi Badenoch failed to declare a meeting that she held with Rupert Murdoch days after she was appointed to the cabinet – in a breach of transparency rules.The business and trade secretary reacted... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-10-02 19:19:20 UTC ]
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Who doesn't want to throw a Halloween book club? Find Halloween book club ideas, decor, party favors, and recommended reads all here! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-09-25 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of Banned Books Week, the ALA reported 695 attempts to censor library materials between January 1 and August 31, 2023, and 1,915 unique titles challenged—a 20% jump over last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Not all international audiobook markets are evolving at the same pace, according to speakers at the second online Frankfurt Rights Meeting. The post Frankfurt Rights Meeting 2: Developments in Audio appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-09-16 00:02:33 UTC ]
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You didn't actually believe all those founder's myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage, did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-09-11 20:50:45 UTC ]
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You didn't actually believe all those founder's myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage, did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-09-10 14:30:56 UTC ]
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In the midst of a historic attack on the freedom to read, the American Library Association has announced a series of "listening sessions" which could lead the first revision of the landmark Freedom to Read statement since 2004. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dolby has announced a new Atmos feature to pair your TV speakers with any wireless speakers you have in the room. Officially dubbed Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, the tech will appear first on 2024 TCL TVs.It’s not completely new ground: Samsung has Q-Symphony and Sony has Acoustic Center Sync, for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-08-29 11:15:03 UTC ]
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PW spoke to the editors and authors at Usborne about the process of bringing each new children’s book into the world, what makes the books unique, and the inherent joys of the work they do. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle and Ethan Mollick, associate professor at the Wharton School and author of the newsletter 'One Useful Thing,' will present keynote addresses at PW’s Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing webinar on September 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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You and the Universe, adapted from his posthumous 2020 Earth Day message, will bring the late physicist’s ‘extraordinary work to life for readers of all ages’A new children’s picture book by Stephen Hawking is due to be published six years after the theoretical physicist’s death.You and the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-08-04 12:26:34 UTC ]
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When the Sensibility of Art Meets the Pragmatism of Science: A Conversation with Tlotlo Tsamaase, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye Interviews [email protected] Wed, 07/26/2023 - 15:13 Photo by Lorraine KinnearTlotlo Tsamaase’s science fiction... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2023-07-26 20:13:50 UTC ]
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Two rights meetings are being restored to physical operations in November by Japan's Publishing Industry Foundation. The post Rights Edition: Tokyo and Kansai Rights Meetings Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-14 19:34:33 UTC ]
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ALA 2023 wrapped up Tuesday with an uplifting keynote featuring poet Amanda Gorman and children's book illustrator Christian Robinson, who discussed how people can harness their grief to effect change in the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The professional program at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference was packed with information to help librarians and advocates battle book bans and other challenges to the freedom to read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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First adopted in 1953, the reaffirmation this week comes amid an unprecedented surge in book challenges and legislative attacks on the freedom to read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Keynoting a resurgent ALA Annual Conference, the author talked about her experiences with books bans in the 1980s and thanked librarians for their ardent defense of banned books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PW talks to author and iSchool professor Emily Knox about book banning has changed in just a few short years—and, perhaps most importantly, why it’s changed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the highlights for those attending the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago will be the Chicago Public Library’s 150th anniversary festivities, which will kick off with a citywide celebration on June 10 and continue throughout the rest of 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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